Missing 75-year-old Bryn Lewis has been found after a search in Liverton Mines.

The elderly man was found by volunteers from Cleveland Mountain Rescue and the Coast Guard Team, who were called out by police yesterday afternoon.

The man had been missing for several hours and had been described as “vulnerable” by police.

He was transported to Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital in the Mountain Rescue Team’s Land Rover.

Barry Warrington a spokesman for the Mountain Rescue Team said: “This was very much a joint operation involving the Mountain Rescue Team and the Coast Guard Team working together to ensure an effective search.

“Everyone was relieved when a find was made and the man was on his way to hospital.”